Faucet Thoughts

by Ben Socrates

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1.
Walled In 01:04
2.
Its Only Regret 01:01
3.
Thirds & Sixths 01:52
4.
A Sneer, A Sentiment 01:10
5.
Glitter Eyes 01:02
6.
Lullaby Tremors 01:12
7.
Faites Vibrer 01:37
8.
Antimatter 01:41
9.
Speak, Friend 01:33
10.
The Silence of Space 01:30
11.
Leaving Endenich 02:40
12.
It Shivered and Craked 02:03
lyrics
I took a stroll on a fragile fantasy. it shivered and cracked Who paved the way with old thoughts? I slipped on a long forgotten plan and turned back The path snaked round the plain And led me back to you Does it help to feel alive? Pressed for time, I passed through fields of idle dreams Tangled in design Tried to stop, to see. to feel But the landscape changed The sky burned red, what was left to gain? We take what we can
13.
Frayed Es 01:09
14.
Protective 01:51
15.
An Uncomfortable Exchange 01:14
16.
Scattered Applause 01:55
17.
Lesser Expressed Solitude 02:07

about

Faucet Thoughts is a set of 17 improvised / spontaneous compositions for solo piano. The music came about as part of a fundraising project for Médecins Sans Frontières - I ran a half marathon for charity in April 2016, and decided that there had better be some kind of reward for people's pledges.

Almost £1400 was raised, and I promised music for about 50 of the most generous donors.

I recorded 34 pieces over the Summer of 2016, at home and whilst touring with the International Piano Duo. I liked 17 of the pieces enough that I wanted to sequence them into this album. Most of the music was created from improvisation, in one take, with the sounds of yawning pedals and creaky stools creeping in to the mix. A lo fi process, with a Zoom recorder jammed into my Yamaha upright at home, or a baby Grand aboard the SS Aurora as it churned through the sea (this piano had a noticably destroyed high E string, which you'll hear across the album, particularly on Track 13). It was mastered by the masterful Scott Bowley.

The titles came after the music was conceived, and maybe could help to explain something of the narrative of each piece. Subtle electronics help to complete three of the tracks.

This album is available HERE as a special 'pre-release edition' before artwork is completed, (and before I convince Bristol's Howling Owl Records to release it physically) - exclusively to people that donated towards the original fundraiser for Médecins Sans Frontières. I am asking for £3 for the album - which would really help cover the costs of mastering/artwork, and transcribing/learning/performing Faucet Thoughts in future, and all the time that went into creating it. Meanwhile, indivudual tracks, including 17 extra not included on the album, are winging their way into dedicatee's inboxes in the next few days.

Upcoming performance - catch a selection from Faucet Thoughts performed LIVE, at the Others Bar in Stoke Newington, on the 4th December - details to follow.

Thanks so much
Ben Socrates
www.ben-socrates.com

credits

released January 12, 2016

Mastered by Scott Bowley at the Rising Sun - www.scottbowley.com

Faites Vibrer is based on a section of Poissons D'Or by Claude Debussy

Credit to those whose charity inspired me to finally start composing and recording seriously -http://www.everyclick.com/bensoc

Eileen Thorogood
Claire Lyons
The Boileau Family
Matthew Clark
Lizzy O Briend
Niamh Beddy
Diana @ Morley
Laura Bradnam
Andrew Thurgood
Angela Morley
Olie Hinton
Julie Chapman
Ronald & Doreen Chapman
Matthieu Esnult
Radford Family
Maureen
Bhara Josh Nanny
Sophie Socrates
Adam Socrates
Jennifer Chapman
Peter Morgan
Lizzie Oesterlin
Tony Williamson
Antony Socrates
Ruthie
Lee Stacey
Cornelia Turner Klier
Imogen Moore de Pulido
Teresa
Sivanathan Family
Gwenneth Pryor
Caleb Socrates
Josh Chapman
Michael Chapman
Hilary Dilnot
Meher Tookey
Chris Coote
Bettye Morley
David Evans
Mike Smith
Michael Newhouse
Josh and Claire Thompson
Harry Tuke
Andrew Popplestone
Lucia Alvarez Nunez
Soosan Lolavar
Phoebe Eccles
Pascale Robinson
Wendy Pickles
Bubsie Yates

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Ben Socrates London, UK

London based pianist. Full time musician for ballet and contemporary dance, part time teacher/composer/accompanist.

IG: @bensoc

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